Edexcel · International GCSE · Biology

May/June 2024 — Paper 1 · Variant BR.

9 multiple-choice questions · 37 structured questions · 110 marks

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Topics covered

Co-ordination and response
Inheritance
Transport
Movement of substances into and out of cells
Food production
Feeding relationships
Biological molecules
The organism in the environment
Reproduction
Gas exchange
Level of organisation
Variety of living organisms
Nutrition
Cell structure
Genetic modification (genetic engineering)

Questions in this paper

Q1a(ii)Level of organisationMCQ
Q1b(ii)Movement of substances into and out of cells3 marksincludes a figure
Q1a(i)Cell structureMCQincludes a figure
Q1b(i)Movement of substances into and out of cells2 marks
Q2a(i)ReproductionMCQincludes a figure
Q2b(ii)Reproduction1 marksincludes a figure
Q2cReproduction2 marks
Q2b(i)Cell structure3 marksincludes a figure
Q2a(ii)ReproductionMCQincludes a figure
Q3b(i)Gas exchangeMCQincludes a figure
Q3a(i)Gas exchange1 marksincludes a figure
Q3a(iii)Gas exchange2 marks
Q3b(iii)Gas exchange4 marks
Q3a(ii)Gas exchangeMCQ
Q3b(ii)Gas exchange2 marks
Q3b(iv)Gas exchange3 marks
Q4c(i)Biological molecules2 marks
Q4c(ii)Biological molecules2 marks
Q4a(i)Biological moleculesMCQ
Q4c(iii)Biological molecules2 marks
Q4b(ii)Biological molecules2 marks
Q4a(ii)NutritionMCQ
Q4b(i)Biological molecules1 marks
Q4c(iv)Biological molecules2 marks
Q5a(ii)Feeding relationships1 marksincludes a figure
Q5b(i)The organism in the environment2 marks
Q5a(iii)Feeding relationships2 marksincludes a figure
Q5b(ii)The organism in the environment5 marksincludes a figure
Q5a(i)Variety of living organismsMCQincludes a figure
Q6b(ii)Co-ordination and response2 marks
Q6b(iii)Co-ordination and response2 marks
Q6b(i)Co-ordination and response5 marks
Q6aCo-ordination and response4 marks
Q7b(ii)Transport5 marksincludes a figure
Q7a(ii)Transport3 marksincludes a figure
Q7a(i)Transport4 marks
Q7b(i)Transport1 marks
Q8b(i)Food production2 marksincludes a figure
Q8a(i)Inheritance4 marksincludes a figure
Q8b(ii)Food production2 marksincludes a figure
Q8a(ii)Movement of substances into and out of cells2 marks
Q8a(iii)Inheritance4 marks
Q9aGenetic modification (genetic engineering)3 marks
Q9cFood production5 marksincludes a figure
Q9bNutrition3 marksincludes a figure
Q10The organism in the environment6 marksincludes a figure

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